There are just two games to go before Boro’s 2016/17 campaign is over.

It hasn’t gone as planned, it’s fair to say.

But it’s right and proper that we celebrate the supporters, who have turned up in incredible numbers home and away.

Looking ahead to the season last summer, I expected a handful of 30,000-plus gates for the visits of the Premier League big boys, but wasn’t anticipating more than the low 20,000s for some of the more mundane matches.

How wrong I was. Boro’s lowest home league attendance this season has been the 27,361 turnout for the visit of West Brom on January 31.